Steven Forster’s Party Central

Read columnist and photographer Steven Forster’s coverage of New Orleans’ social events at The Advocate.

• Events featured in the Aug. 11th edition of The New Orleans Advocate:

Friends and Art-Lovers: Attorney Joshua Rubenstein welcomed friends and fellow art enthusiasts to the annual post-White Linen gathering he holds at his Warehouse District home.

• White Linen Night, Fabric of the city: Members of the creative class and its admirers put on their summer whites and headed to Julia Street for the annual Whitney White Linen Night, a fund- raiser for the Contemporary Arts Center presented by the New Orleans Arts District. Thousands browsed the galleries, mingled in the streets and toasted the upcoming cultural season.

• Life at the Center: The Contemporary Arts Center threw an artists’ reception and after party for Whitney White Linen Night, a CAC fundraiser. Artists and patrons alike turned out for the celebration.